recipes

This is a Shorter family recipe that we like to have on Christmas morning or any time in the winter.  It is yummy, very homey and you can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Cheese Sausage Bake Recipe Type: Breakfast Author: Alex Shorter This is a Shorter family recipe that we like to have...
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What do you think of when you think of winter? I often think of snow, the kids outside sledding, ice skating and more often than not, hot cocoa! And no, I'm not talking about the kind you buy at the store in a box. I'm talking about the good stuff, the homemade version. It's rich and chocolately an...
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Now, here is a topic that is near and dear to my heart - SOUP GROUP. Here we are!  The Soup Group Members. We just passed our one year anniversary to the start of our Soup Group which we started last year in November. We have 5 members and we are all busy moms. How it works is once a month...
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It feels as if it's already Christmas here in Northern Michigan with all the cold and snow we have had over the last few weeks. But, it's finally Thanksgiving this week! One of my favorite holidays and a time to look back on our lives and think about what we are thankful for: family and fr...
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It’s apple season here in Michigan which also means it’s doughnut season. Up here in the Mitten state we just can’t drink a cold, tangy glass of apple cider without chasing it down with a doughnut. You can buy doughnuts just about everywhere you find cider for sale, but there’s nothing quite...
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Last week, my family had our first bonfire together.  We have a nice above-ground kind of fire pit on our deck, so on nice nights we’ll sometimes bring speakers out and sit around the campfire, listening to music, telling stories, and enjoying s’mores.  We can agree on the songs w...
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Recently while I was stationed in Trapper’s Cabin, Grandpa Shorter’s lower level, (check out the random sales and other cool stuff down there) I was looking over our large assortment of cookie cutters and found one the shape of a piece of toast. Why would anybody want a toast shaped coo...
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It warms my heart when my daughter Kaitlyn bakes holiday cookies with my mom. Bake a batch with your family and see what happens. It is magic year around. Old Fashion Sour Cream Cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening1 cup sugar1 egg2 tsp. almond flavoring2 2/3 cups all-purpose flo...
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